The Minnesota Rovers has a board of directors which oversees the administrative activities of the club. Board members are elected in February and any members are eligible to run for any position except directors at large.
Board meetings are usually held on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Non-board members may attend as observers. Certain decisions which concern the operations of the Minnesota Rovers are made at the Board level. “Member meetings” are called periodically where members provide input and vote on specific issues.
Read about the responsibilities of the directors:
Officer RolesBoard Members
President
Stacey Grimes
Joined Rovers: January 2007
Favorite Activities: Hiking, road biking and camping. Also LOVE checking out state park group sites for possible destinations for new trips!
All-time favorite trip: So many good memories to choose from, but Germany and Prague with Rover friends is particularly special.
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Trips Director / Vice President
Jen Oberg
Joined Rovers: 2007
Favorite Activities: Camping, kayaking, hiking, XC Skiing, snowshoeing
All-time favorite trip: England trip in 2013.
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Treasurer
Stephanie Rasley
Joined Rovers: 2014 / 2021
Favorite Activities: Backpacking, day hiking, cross country skiing, kayaking
All-time favorite trip: Favorite Rovers trip — Hostel takeover at Itasca State Park. I enjoyed making dinner on Regina’s crew, sleeping in bunk beds, and biking. Favorite non-Rovers trip would be rafting the Grand Canyon.
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Recording Secretary
Jill Mahon Johnson
Joined Rovers: 2016
Favorite Activities: Cross-country skiing, kayaking, hiking, snowshoeing, outdoor adventures with great company!
All-time favorite trip: Bear Head Lake State Park in the autumn
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Equipment Director
David Byrne
Joined Rovers: 1998
Favorite Activities: Bicycling, XC skiing, paddling, building igloos
All-time favorite trip: reCycling the World with Julie
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Equipment Assistant
Scott Merrill
Joined Rovers: 2002
Favorite Activities: Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biking, hiking, and camping. And a new activity for me is pickleball.
All-time favorite trip: Bayfield in the summer with my son. We hiked, biked, and paddled to the sea caves.
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Membership Director
Lori Chase
Joined Rovers: 1998
Favorite Activities: Climbing, Paddling, XC skiing, and discovering new places to enjoy
All-time favorite trip: South Dakota Black Hills for climbing and on to Utah for canyoneering
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Membership Assistant
Laura Saher
Joined Rovers: 2017
Favorite Activities: Backpacking, bicycling, paddling, XC skiing, snowshoeing, SCUBA diving, and exploring new places
All-time favorite trip: Thru-hiking the Ice Age Trail
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Database Director
Bob Jarvis
Joined Rovers: 1970
Favorite Activities: Cycling, hiking, canal boating in England
All-time favorite trip: First trip to Britain with Rovers
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Presentation Director
Fran Lesicko
Joined Rovers: 2007
Favorite Activities: Kayaking
All-time favorite trip: The last one I did. Standouts are kayaking around a Pacific Island off of New Zealand, the 2017 total eclipse, kayak camping and blue whale encounters in Baja just before the pandemic (and randomly running into other Rovers who happened to be passing through).
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Publicity Director
Sue Wittkop
Joined Rovers: 2011
Favorite Activities: Road biking and cycling vacations, kayaking, hiking, discovering new places near and far
All-time favorite trip: They’re all fabulous in their own way, but winning a cycling trip to Catalonia Spain edges out the rest
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Publicity Assistant
Open Position
Joined Rovers:
Favorite Activities:
All-time favorite trip:
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Events Director
Mandy Miller
Joined Rovers: 2021
Favorite Activities: Hiking, backpacking, camping, SUP, snowshoeing, climbing
All-time favorite trip: Camping at Wildcat Mountain State Park and hiking all the beautiful trails.
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Events Assistant
Pat Ryan
Joined Rovers: Late 1980s
Favorite Activities: Road biking, horseback riding, x-country skiing, hiking, birding, learning anything new.
All-time favorite trip: Pannier biking Scotland, Spain, Nova Scotia. Horseback ride camping trips in WI.
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Conservation Director
Deb Sweeney
Joined Rovers: March 2021
Favorite Activities: Hiking, camping, backpacking, kayaking, botany, conservation
All-time favorite trip: Boundary Waters canoe trip to “Cannonball Island,” with a perfect campsite including cliff jumping into the lake!
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Web Administrator
Jodi Stammer
Joined Rovers: June 1998
Favorite Activities: Mountain biking, road biking, canyoneering, hiking, cross-country skiing
All-time favorite trip: Oh, too many to list! Hiking in Switzerland; Cycling in Spain, Scotland, and Italy; Fleeing an erupting volcano in Ecuador; XC Skiing in British Columbia, etc.!
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Director at Large
Barry Shillingford
Joined Rovers: 2004
Favorite Activities: Hiking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, snowboarding
All-time favorite trip: Winter Bayfield trip. I have gone 12 times.
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Director at Large
Mike Luke
Joined Rovers: 2006
Favorite Activities: Backpacking, xc skiing, running, biking (more road than mountain) but also some kayaking, climbing, sailing, snowshoeing, and exploring
All-time favorite trip: SHT backpacking trip
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